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macroamylase

macroamylase noun: a high-molecular weight form (that is, a macroenzyme form) of amylase that is bound as a complex to a globulin and is therefore not excreted in the urine.

Noun

macroamylase (plural macroamylases)

  1. A high-molecular weight form (that is, a macroenzyme form) of amylase that is bound as a complex to a globulin and is therefore not excreted in the urine.
    • [To our knowledge, the simultaneous presence of macroamylase and macrolipase in the same patient has been previously reported in only four cases. Interestingly, two of those patients had celiac disease. If macroamylase and macrolipase are present, the possibility of celiac disease should be...2003, Oita T, Yamashiro A, Mizutani F, Tamura A, Sakizono K, Okada A, “[Simultaneous presence of macroamylase and macrolipase in a patient with celiac disease]”, in Rinsho Byori [Japanese Journal of...

Forms of macroamylase

pluralmacroamylases

Origin of macroamylase

From macro- + amylase.

Questions about macroamylase

What does macroamylase mean?
Macroamylase means a high-molecular weight form (that is, a macroenzyme form) of amylase that is bound as a complex to a globulin and is therefore not excreted in the urine.
What part of speech is macroamylase?
Macroamylase is a noun.
What is the plural of macroamylase?
The plural of macroamylase is macroamylases.

Words near macroamylase in the dictionary

  1. macroalgivore
  2. macroalgivores
  3. macroamphiphile
  4. macroamphiphiles
  5. macroamylasaemia
  6. macroamylase
  7. macroamylasemia
  8. macroamylases
  9. macroanalyses
  10. macroanalysis
  11. macroanalyst

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